4 Darell Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AY

4 Darell Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 296 m² (around 3186 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 296 m² the property is well over the postcode median (213 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,374,000 sits 68.6% above the 2010 sale of £815,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.